1 Samuel 15:24-25

15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the Lord commanded ¹  and what you said as well. ²  For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes. ³  15:25 Now please forgive my sin! Go back with me so I can worship ⁴  the Lord.”

1 Samuel 15:30

15:30 Saul ⁵  again replied, “I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel. Go back with me so I may worship the Lord your God.”

¹ tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.”

² tn Heb “and your words.”

³ tn Heb “and I listened to their voice.”

⁴ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose/result.

⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.